Slide deck from HP / Palm Investor Call 43
Looking to see HP's own tablet-centric talking points about their proposed acquisition of Palm? Look no further - they've posted them here.
Bottom line: HP is dead-serious about investing in webOS and the hints about a webOS-based tablet couldn't be clearer if they reached out through the line and smacked you with them. Another good sign is that HP is very excited about Palm's "Deep bench of engineering talent" and "Strong and experienced management team," so we're provisionally optimistic that this won't be a slash-and-burn kind of acquisition. HP apparently just wants to throw their massive resources behind the platform. We sincerely hope that HP has the guts (and it does take some guts) to let Palm continue to pursue their philosophy of radical, web-based openness with webOS.
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damnit dude you took my idea, I was gonna post the same comment...but with less tablets, so I guess you outdid me in two ways...anyways TABLET PLEASE
I would buy the Palm miltitasking tablet for the my job...
A WebOS Table would blow that iPad thing out of the water its almost as if the operating system was waiting for the tablet format.
Where do I sign up?
This is very exciting times!! Now down with APPLE bring them to there knees!!!!!
I love to see these 2 Silicon Valley regulars linking up! It's the wily teen (after gettin a little beat up) and the Patriarch of SV To offer some sage guidance to get that talent going in the right direction!
What is with all the haters out there?! Lets all root for some good stuff to come out of this newly-bettered, already great American company!
GO HP!
(and this isn't just because as a 9 yr old I wrote a letter to David Packard himself AND GOT A REAL HANDWRITTEN RESPONSE FROM THE MAN HIMSELF!)
Go
TABLETTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
PLEASEEEEEEEE!
You know, with this taking place, and Jon Rubie mentioning previously that webOS is going to be on multiple devices (recently he said this), do yiu think that another device is/was being push forward even more so than before?
I wonder how long these talks have been going on behind the scenes myself. Didn't rubi say a couple months ago there was no tablet??? Lol yeah I bet. WebOS is meant for tablets and touchscreen pcs, I can't wait.
if hp really does whole heartedly support webOS I foresee touchscreen pcs not only tablets in the not too distant future!
PrePad? Just a thought.
Or how about pre tampon?
Your maturity amazes me >_>
Were you not aware of all the fuss about how iPad sounded like a feminine product? This was a joke. But apparently it was lost on you. ;-)
dont worry dude I thought it was funny, people are so interested in trolling other trolls they dont realize that they are being trolls themselves.... bring the humor baby!!
The tablet post was like one of those 3D pictures, is you stare too long you see a TABLET.
Cannot wat too see the great future of these two companies focused on webos. YES!
I can't even desribe my glee in thoughts of the potential of what can be!!
I don't want to be the negative person, but HP makes p.o.s. computers. HP is the only reason why I bought a MacBook Pro, because mine broke SEVERAL times. I would of been happier with any other company, but HP...blah.
Actually, *you* must be kidding. I only buy HP computers, They are the best. And they sell gobs of them so clearly other people think so too. HP is an awesome company. This bodes very well. Can't wait to buy both a next generation Web-OS phoen and a Palm Pad!
@flint.vandal
Uh sure, I guess that's why HP earnings are $116 BILLION compared to crApples $26 Billion. Uh-huh, okay there buddy.
are you kidding!!!!! sign me up for a tablet right the @#$K NOW!
I'm an HP hater, but I think the slate running webOS instead of win7 E would be EPIC!!!!!!
Saw that slide earlier. Why do I thik we'll see a WebOS tablet before a new WebOS phone?
Don't have to do hardware design to get a tablet out if you can recompile WebOS to run on existing hardware.
I'd like a new phone, but frankly, I'd like a new tablet for xmas even more.
what happen to all of those that wanted to jump ship to the htc evo. where are you all now!!!!!!
Still getting an EVO, numb-nuts. I'm stoked about this but I'm going to give these two plenty of time to sort their strategy out. I'll be cheering them on while I take Android for a spin. No big deal, look forward to coming back for the first fully-baked hardware/software union betweem these two companies. Detroitkruk.
@detroitkruk
Good luck with that battery life. I hope you have USB ports nearby.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/htc-hd2-battery-test-ready-not-bad-at-all/
I know. This has been a huge source of concern as I consider trying the EVO out while HP/Palm get settled in. Especially coming from a Pre which, as the entire smartphone world knows is pretty much the leader in battery life. I mean, it's going to be tough. Through all the mis-steps and shortcomings of our journey so far with the Pre, the one thing we've NEVER had to worry about, the one thing that has NEVER been an issue with users is the battery life. I am truly going to miss this efficient battery powerhouse known as the Palm Pre. Good news is I'll be back in a year. Detroitkruk
Got an agenda? That battery life doesn't look too bad to me. Like any modern smartphone, including the Pre, heavy users are going to need the ability to charge on the go, or carry a spare battery.
So far, the buyout accomplishes nothing. This will make a difference only if: (1) HP invests large amounts of cash to beef up the WebOS development and test teams, so that the OS can actually get out of it's own way; (2) HP can beef up the hardware, both in terms of quality and form factor; and (3) HP can actually convince major developers to write apps for the platform.
Today, the Pre and Pixi still have the same limitations they had on Tuesday.
Slide Deck! That is a great name for the tablet with a sliding keyboard. Would need a virtual KB too of course. But imagine a big Pre which stays together!!!
I have to say, I'm not feeling so good about this buy-out. HP failed a while back with attempting to get into the mobile industry by building terrible products and whatever they sell is way overpriced. I don't expect this to turn out very good, even though a tablet is likely in the works.
I guess we'll have to wait and see.
I bought a HP laptop in January after months of research. It was the only one on the market available that had what I wanted, plus a little more and priced under $1000. I don't think HP is overpriced at all.
As a mid-sized HP business customer (~ $1mil/yr) I'm pretty excited about this. HP makes some great enterprise products, so picking up Palm seems like an ideal fit. It will be interesting to see how they leverage webOS in their consumer and business product lines.
I am reading these comments and trying to type on an iPad. Well.... This is a relief because I am really trying to make this thing work but with it's many limitations(multitasking, flash, hand ability....) it's just not cutting the mustard. Let HP/Palm come out with a webos tablet. I'll jump ship so quick on this thing!
For laptops I have always found you get what you pay for. Who doesn't make shit laptops for only $300-$500? The HP Envy is a nice looking laptop and I really haven't heard anything negative about that. Personally I use Lenovo laptops which have a handing lettering scheme to their laptops to let you know what is part of their "value" lineup. Other manufacturers require a little bit more digging to figure out what is quality.
The same thought process can be applied to phones. If HP/Palm come out with a $50 phone I expect it to be cheap and if it is $500 I expect good quality. Palm's problem is that they came out with something in between that had a quality interior and cheap externals. It is much easier on consumers if you keep it simple.
Kudos on the Lenovo laptop. I run wild with a T61P and my Pre Plus.. good times I must say.
I think if we let them work out this merger and get things squared away, we'll see some new awesome things coming out of this!
This could be really sweet. Good news. I'm telling you, they just need to start with the user experience and engineer backwards from that. HP: All the answers are in this forum. This site represents a precious gathering of Palm/WebOS evangelists that have intelligently and freely given you an entire playbook on how to win this game. Good luck. Detroitkruk
I am dancing in the streets...This is a win, win for all of us.
HP has marketing prowess and deep pockets. The PRE II will be be out before the fall, with very heavy advertising. In addition, Palm will now hire many more programmers to continue upgrading webOS 1.41 to webOS 2.0!
Palm has already pr oven it is fast, much faster than most programmers realized to port to the webOS platform. With HP, behind webOS, developers will not have to worry, about if Palm will be here in the short or long run!
I cannot upgrade to a PRE from my trusty Centro until Oct. I was so afraid, that there would be no Palm by then. Now I don't have that worry. I also do not like any other qwerty phone line out there, (I mean the phone not webOS). I have not tried webOS yet, but since I have owner ed 4 different Palm PDA's over the last 7.5 years, (treo 300, 600, 650 and now my Centro), I refuse to use anything other than a Palm!
I've been using HP products for years. I had a desktop that ran for over 5 years with no trouble and now I'm on a HP dv7 Pavillion laptop that I love. My husband is on a Compaq (still HP) and no problems.
I think this will be good for Palm and Palm users. HP is a strong name out there and I think they're going to be the ones to give Apple a run for their money......finally.
Viva HP!
this is awesome news! I'm glad that HP bought Palm even though I got 2 laptops that didn't last more than a year. Go Palm and Hp!
It should be named "the Pr
As an new Pre owner I'm stoked. I used the iPhone and old WinMo phones and the WebOS kicks both of their asses. I bought the Pre knowing the issue's Palm was facing but I thought I could live with the current ecosystem if Palm went under. I really thought HTC might buy them but that didn't make much sense considering their investment in the Sense UI. I'm excited by the notion of a tablet with the WebOS and any thought I had of getting an iPad just evaporated.
I just listened to the confrence call! All I can say is WOW. They freaking love WebOS and said they are going to spend tons of money marketing it helping developers create apps and getting it to all types of devices. I am squealing inside like a little school girl. You must listen to the confrence call!!!!!!!!!
WebOS will dominate the competition!!!!!!!!
I know everyone is madly in love with the idea of a tablet, but I would really love to have an HP Mini, say a 10" screen, powered by WebOS.